The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-07-23

Sunday.
Tie water trough in Old Town is in ba'
condition.
Mr.. E. Allen wants to know who stole hi
hat at the last council meeting.
TIL st. 10. road people are building th'
new depot at NORTH Lexington.
Mr.. F. R. Meet sold about eight tons of ic'
per day during the heated term.
The Dacotah left St. Louis for Kansas City
last Tuesday evening. drawing four feet.
A macadam crossing has been made from
HALLS to Quandt's shops, on Franklin ave.
The old depot gas lamp should be moved
at once. as per recommendation of the ga
committee.
Thirty-one teams with wheat were waiting
to be unloaded at one time at the McGrew
mill last Saturday morning.
Mr.. W. G. McCausland's store has beer
crowded with customers since last Wednes
day morning, the result OF judlcIous advertis.
ing.
The Mo. P. railroad mas made crossings to
the old levee, but they are not satisfactory
ones. Mr.. Blodgett, we hope. will look after
the matter.
A little son of Mr.. W. T.. Hickman, while
shooting q small rifle, Thursday afternoon
last, accidentally shot aud killed a mare be.
longing to one of the employees on the farm
Mr.. Ferd D. Smith had two of his finger
nipped in the cutter bar of a mower a few
days ago.. A small piece was sliced off the
end of one of them. and the other was
bruised.
Mr.. Lee Mitchell, who works at the
McGrew mill, got the fingers of his right
hand into a set of rollers, last Saturday nigh,
and crushed them quite badly. We are glad
to say that he will not lose them.
Holden Enterprise Eve venture the as
sertion that the county newspaper Offices of
Missouri do better class OF job work in the
printing of catalogues for colleges. fairs,
etc.. than those of any other state in the
Union"
Clayton johnson, who escaped from the
Jail here a few weeks ago, has been captured
at Slater, and returned to his old quarters I'm.
der Mr.. Jos. CHM. He is no longer a trusty
and now sports a ball and chain. He 'hadu'
ought to a done it,
Fire Company No. IT. of this city, member.
of the Order of American Firemen, will be
represented by Chief Hamlet and the entire
Association, composed of Missouri. Kansas
Arkansas and the Indian Territory al Nevada
Mo-. August l, to continue three days.
The 1ntelligencer returns thanks to DR..
Quarles for copies OF the catalogue of WASH
in2ton and Lee University, and .The South
ern Collegian," the college publication
which Is a handsome magazine. The leading
article in the Collegian IS entitled 'sThe Old
south,' and is an able paper, by Thomas
Page, D. L.. of Richmond. We hope tt
notice the magazine further.
Mr. Frank Shewalter, now station agent a,
kokomo. Col, on laying aside a pistol last
Saturday, let it fall, causing it to go off, tn.
ball entering the leg between the kpee ant
the foot, coming out back of the knee, max
ing d very painful wound. Mr.. Shewaltel
had just taken the express from the train
Ever faithful IN the discharge Of his duties l.,
wore a pistol as the company required.
A man named Russell, of Ray county, Wit
came over to Lexington to do some shop.
ping, Thursday. left his team hitched neal
the North Lexington depot. One of the
horses. which Is blind. slipped his head GU
of the bride, and then slipped himself off o
the high bank into the river. Mr.. 10. Mon.
roe lassoed him In the water as he 1oated BY
the boat, towed him around the stern, ant
got him safely to land.
Higginsville Post:-"Master Wentworth
Tyler, eldest son of Charley Tyler south ives,
1 nf tnu-n hopnnnod IN nm nnn,I,rk H--n..
afternoon. He was hauling a load of oat
which slid off of the wagon throwing hin
under the wheels which passed over hin
breaking his collar bone and hip joint. Whei
found he was insensible. He was badl,
hurt, and this distressingly hot weather MAY
make his injuries go hard with him.
There is complaint on the part of citlzen
who hive on Ridgeway of kegs Of beer belu,
taken over to Bunker Hill on Sundays t.
parties of men and boys who congregat,
there to gamble and drink. Ladies are afrai(
for themselves and their children. The prac
tice should be stopped, and if the parties i'm.
plicated in it do not cease of their own accord
the officers of the law should make a pom
of 1t to capture and bring them to punish.
ment.
Amount of rainfall 1878 10 1Ss6:-1s7s
$500 inches; 1879, 37.76; 1880, 31.I2; 1881
1892; 1882. 40; 1883. 43, 36; 1884, 80. so; 1885,
1850; 1885. 1918. Yearly average, SO. SO.
Years below average, 1873. 1880 and 1886
Rainfall, 1856. January to June. 1901 inches
1887 January to june 1880; 1887 July l to 81
LIS. Rainfall, Wednesday,, July 20, sixty